Liturgy Commission

 

Coordinates the participation of parishioners in parish liturgical activities

 

Chairperson

Anne Baggett - Home: 471-0005; Cell: 423-5128

 

Committees under this commission

 

• Altar Sodality prepares church sanctuary for liturgies and oversees cleaning and decoration of church Christmas and Easter.

 

Sandra Edwards Home: 476-4352; Work: 471-1105

• Children's Liturgy is held each Sunday during the 9:00 am Mass during the liturgy readings and homily. The children, ages 4-8, are lead to the chapel behind the altar to listen to the readings in a more understandable way.

Volunteers read to the children and afterward help them do an activity related to the reading.

 

Theresa Roca, Home: 621-7774

 

• Eucharistic Ministers Appointed by the Pastor, these lay ministers assist the priests at Mass with the distribution  of communion and the blood of Christ. Help with scheduling is needed.

 

Mary Johnson 341-3550

 

• Lectors Volunteers to read the daily readings at all Masses.

 

Mary Johnson 341-3550

 

• Altar Servers Children in grades four and above needed to assist the priests with all Masses. Training provided.

 

Marian Clarke - Home: 476-5418

 

• Ushers/Greeters Volunteers needed to greet attendants as they come to Mass, assist with collections at Mass, to seat parishioners, and hand out bulletins as attendants leave Mass.

 

Brian O’Donnell - Home: 476-7384

 

• Gift Bearers Volunteers/families needed to serve as and schedule parishioners to present the gifts at the weekly Masses.

 

Anne Hall - Home: 433-6017

 • Adult Choir Voices needed to sing the choir at weekly 9:00 am Sunday masses and special services throughout Year. Cantors needed for 5 PM Saturday Vigil Masses.

 

Matt Still - Work: 432-8678, ext. 1

 

• Canticle Choir Musicians and voices needed for weekly 11:30 am Masses and special services throughout the year.

 

Gerald Vrazel - 473-1626; Work: 438-9947

 

• Youth Choir Young voices and musicians needed for this group which sings at special services throughout the year.

 

Jeanne Backes 433-1910

 

• Sunday Collection Counters Each week, volunteers are needed to count the Sunday collections.

 

Victor Henken - Home: 340-1765; Work: 340-1765

 

• Eucharistic Adoration Chapel St. Mary Parish has the only 24 hour  Eucharistic Adoration Chapel in the city. Volunteers are needed to commit to spending one hour or more to visit and pray whether being able to commit weekly or not.

 

Mary Johnson - 341-3550 

Julia Drey - 408-0837

 

Commissions of St. Mary Parish